He reiterated his prediction that the yes vote will garner an overwhelming turnout, and dismissed the opposition to the measure as being few and isolated.
Gov. Alvarez had previously held back on negatively commenting on the matter but had pushed for the reopening of the two other alternate airports in northern Palawan under the province's jurisdiction - the Coron and San Vicente airports - which he pointed out is already open to all domestic travel.
Governor Alvarez, in his media briefing "Pakimanan ta si Gob", said there is no law prohibiting the practice and that the existing Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) order on the matter has no force in effect as it has no penalty provision.
In an online press briefing Wednesday of "Pakimanan ta si Gob" through the Provincial Information Office (PIO), Governor Jose Alvarez said the owner of the island has voluntarily offered its use as an isolation facility.
